Lookin' for wood

[92_SquareEye]

Hey guys...

One of my hobbies is building stuff out of old barn wood. Lately, I've been playing with tobacco stained barn wood from Eastern NC (Beaufort Co.) and it is mostly Poplar and Pine. I'm wanting to get some wood from the western part of the state, as I understand there's a lot of Chestnut barns out there. Anybody got an info on old barn wood from out that way? I'm sure its a long shot, but any insights are appreciated. Thanks!

 

[1-tonmudder]

I realize your wanting to get it from the source and not off somebody who's already been to the source and marked the price up but,
asheville for sale "barn wood" - craigslist

Its a pretty big thing around here,alot of folks are lookin for it now.Several years ago they removed a bunch of heart pine from an old tob warehouse in town that brought like $6/$7 a foot.

 

[Fabrik8]

The most expensive wood flooring I've been seeing in my travels online has been reclaimed barn wood. Very, very trendy for wealthy greenies at the moment it seems.

 

[92_SquareEye]

Yeah...that's what I'm finding also. I don't mind paying for it, but $7/ bd ft seems high. Thanks...

 

[mbalbritton]

again, a marked up source, The ReUse Warehouse in RDU area is where we source it from.

 

[Loganwayne]

Chestnut is close to $12 bd ft from the two places that sale it locally. That's straight off the barn nails removed

 

[powerstrokin04]

Sent pm on barn that's on my property

 

[jeepn-jason]

I have an old barn that fell on my property in surry county. About an hour north of Winston Salem. I've no idea what kind of wood. If interested I'll try to get pics.

 

[YotaOnRocks]

Title of this thread had me worried nc4x4 had started a casual encounter section.

 

[Infamous1]

Title of this thread had me worried nc4x4 had started a casual encounter section.

Yup sounded like a "Casual Encounters" post on CL to me.

 

[RobMcBee]

Sent pm on barn that's on my property

Sent pm about wood from barn that's on your property

 

[1-tonmudder]

Yeah...that's what I'm finding also. I don't mind paying for it, but $7/ bd ft seems high. Thanks...

That was 8/10 years ago before it became popular.

 

[92_SquareEye]

again, a marked up source, The ReUse Warehouse in RDU area is where we source it from.

I wasn't familiar with this place. I usually only work with about 50 bd ft at a time, so I can usually buy some. Gonna go check them out this weekend...thanks!